Business/Commerce, General programs in New York
33 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,009 at Empire State University.
What this work pays in New York
General and Operations Managers in New York earn a median of $130,860 a year across 206,740 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Management Analysts | $112,250 | 69,150 |
| Project Management Specialists | $121,040 | 68,020 |
| Sales Managers | $217,640 | 38,510 |
| Social and Community Service Managers | $95,980 | 19,340 |
| Managers, All Other | $167,200 | 18,470 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs | Associate's degree | $14,250 | $39,009 (15 grads) | 59 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Albany Albany | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $27,508 (176 grads) | 20 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $27,508 (176 grads) | 28 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Greece Rochester | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $27,508 (176 grads) | 15 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $27,508 (176 grads) | 70 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North Liverpool | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $27,508 (176 grads) | 16 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Albany Albany | Undergraduate certificate | $12,079 | not published | 1 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | $12,079 | not published | 4 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Greece Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | $12,079 | not published | — |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park | Undergraduate certificate | $12,079 | not published | 23 |
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island | Associate's degree | $9,500 | not published | 80 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| CUNY Hunter College New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Columbia-Greene Community College Hudson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Excelsior University Albany | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Herkimer County Community College Herkimer | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Houghton University Houghton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Jefferson Community College Watertown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Metropolitan College of New York New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| New York University New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Niagara University Niagara University | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Plaza College Forest Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Sullivan County Community College Loch Sheldrake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Villa Maria College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Business/Commerce, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.